We got up at 7, had breakfast, and hooked up the trailer. We were on the road by 8. For once we had a crosswind that favored us a little. At times it turned into a tailwind. We got 11.5 mpg the whole way. That's much better than the last two day's 8 mpg.
I started a book on tape. It made the miles go by a little faster. We did have to make a fuel stop. At least it was a convenient place. We had to pat $5.15, the highest we've ever paid. Fuck Biden. We also had to stop to put in DEF. The gauge was over 1/2 when we started. After 100+ miles it gave me the 1,000 mile warning. Then it started counting down the miles - about 3 or 4 miles for every actual mile traveled. After putting in a box it read 7/8 full.
The truck ran really well all day until we were 5 miles from the campground. Then it decided to do a regen. We had to drive about 30 extra miles until it was finished. When it was done the level was still at 22%. Fuck.
We unhooked as soon as we were done setting up. There was a Wally World across the freeway. We went there and got some more DEF, a water filter, and a small rechargeable vacuum. The cats are using the cat box we put in the truck, but they're scattering litter all over. We filled up with fuel and went home.
I'd noticed when we unhooked that the truck is clattering like a Ford. It's never done that when it was warm before. I hope the assholes at the dealership filled it with oil. I checked it and I think it's OK. There's no scale at the end of the stick, just a blob. The blob is completely covered. I'm not sure if that is good or bad.
It's pretty hot here, so we stayed in the trailer. It was 80 degrees at 9 PM. Ellen fixed steak for dinner. After dinner she watched TV and I surfed.
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